Author: Raven Myron

The Meteorological Service of Canada is the largest government-owned organization that works in the field of weather and the forecasting. The history of the Meteorological advancements can be traced back to 1871 when the agency was formed. There are many other organizations which are related to the Meteorological Service of Canada. This is because the travel and many other tasks solely depend on the weather. The most important preceding agency in this regard is Transport Canada that takes the update from the Meteorological Service before planning the day. The headquarters of the Meteorological Service is located in Toronto and the agency is a highly reliable source of the weather forecast. Read More Some meteorological news from Canada

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May 17, 2013. Earthquake today: A 5.2 earthquake struck in Shawville, Quebec, Canada, near Ottawa, on May 16. The effects were felt as far away as Detroit, Michigan. Natural Resources Canada is pegging the magnitude of the quake at 5.2, with an aftershock of 4.1 magnitude happening soon after. A 5.2 earthquake is considered significant.

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October 29, 2012 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the west coast of British Columbia on Monday night -- just days after another record-breaking quake hit the same region. According to the Geological Survey of the United States, this earthquake was a replica of the 7.7 earthquake that struck Saturday night the islands of the Queen Charlotte Islands, off the coast of British Columbia.

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7.5-magnitude tremor rattles coastlines of central B.C., southern Alaska CBC News Posted: Jan 5, 2013. The earthquake happened along the same fault line as the one that struck off B.C.'s Haida Gwaii last October, but in a section that has not seen this kind of strong seismic activity for a few hundred years.

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Oct. 28, 2012 Hundreds of aftershocks hit British Columbia including a 6.4-magnitude tremor Sunday afternoon, following one of the strongest earthquakes to the area in decades. Residents in Vancouver’s mainland felt the intense quake with smaller tremors reaching the Greater Vancouver Area. People as far as Edmonton, Alberta also reportedly feeling aftershocks well into Sunday. Tremors are expected to continue for days but many will go unnoticed.

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Canadian earthquakes of the last 30 days. September 29, 2012

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October 10, 2012 — An earthquake that struck in the Montreal region early Wednesday morning was strong enough to wake some people from their sleep.

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A tsunami warning is in effect for the British Columbia coast after a 7.7 earthquake struck the Queen Charlotte Islands region at about 8 p.m. local time Saturday night, Oct 27, 2012. Tsunami warnings have been issued from the Alaska Coast to Australia. USGS also reported two aftershocks, one of magnitude 5.8 at 8:14 p.m., another of magnitude 4.8 at 8:52 p.m.

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At least 38 earthquakes in Northeastern B.C. over the past few years were caused by hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, according to a report by the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission. Studies have found quakes are common in many places where that natural gas extraction process is employed. Shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. Earthquakes aren’t the only problem with fracking.